Russia assures South Sudan Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin that it will use its veto in the Security Council to block sanctions against the world's newest nation.
US Special Envoy for South Sudan and Sudan Donald Booth says government and opposition leaders must make good on pledges made at a donor conference.
South Sudan's leaders are warned that without concrete steps toward peace, and unimpeded access to the millions in need, the monies pledged will be useless.
A US official warns that South Sudan will be gripped by famine if fighting does not stop, and says that if that does happen, the fault will lie squarely with warring parties.
The Sudan People's Liberation Army was born 31 years ago -- when the first shots were fired in the war of independence with the north.
The army blames rebels for clashes in Bentiu, Bor and Malakal, but the opposition says the accusations are merely government propaganda.
President Salva Kiir says South Sudan needs time for reconciliation even as he accuses the opposition of breaking the latest ceasefire within hours of it being signed.
At the launch of the National Food Security Council, President Salva Kiir announces that card and domino games will be banned during planting season, because they hamper productivity.
Former SPLM secretary general Pagan Amum tells the special court in Juba he didn't even know there was trouble in the capital on Dec. 15 and was surprised when he was detained.
South Sudan Information Minister Michael Makuei says the executive order will further obstruct South Sudan's peace process, but many residents of Juba welcome the U.S. action.
A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry says South Sudan troops only began stopping and inspecting U.N. convoys after weapons and ammunition were found in a UN convoy bound for Bentiu early this month.
An official in Jonglei state says 12 civilians were killed and thousands have fled their homes as clashes continue in Duk County between opposition and government forces.
Two prosecution witnesses testify that they have no evidence to implicate four political detainees in what the government says was a bid to topple the government of President Salva Kiir in December.
The hearing of four political detainees accused of being part of a coup plot in December is adjourned 24 hours after prosecution witnesses failed to show up in court.
On crutches, missing limbs and with bandaged wounds, more than 100 soldiers block a main road in Juba to demand months of back-pay.
Testifying for the prosecution, the head of external security says he has "solid evidence" that the four men on trial were part of a plot to seize power in a coup.
Ending the fighting and allow supply truck to alleviate the suffering of thousands of civilians, officials say.
The presiding judge denies a prosecution request for another adjournment, saying it would deny the four defendants their right to expeditious justice.
The U.N. agency says it has been forced to use the most costly form of emergency food delivery as fighting and other obstacles prevent it from getting to people in dire need of help by road or river.
The funds, from Japan's Official Development Assistance fund, come with few strings attached but cannot be used for military purposes, Ambassador Takeshi Akamatsu says.
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